Apollo 11 photograph showing the Lunar Module ascent stage before rendezvous with the Command & Service Module in lunar orbit. The large dark area on

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Apollo 11 photograph showing the Lunar Module ascent stage before rendezvous with the Command & Service Module in lunar orbit. The large dark area on the surface of the Moon is called Mare Smythii. In the distance the Earth can be seen rising over the lunar horizon. Apollo 11 was the first manned lunar landing mission & was launched on 16 July, 1969.

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Photo credit: © NASA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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